Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU
Toms River, New Jersey
RN · Critical Care
Posted Jul 23
- Unit
- SICU
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $6/hr below the median
The median for ICU in New Jersey is $55/hr, across 39 postings.
About this role
Registered Nurse position in the Surgical ICU at Community Medical Center (RWJBarnabas Health). Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive patient assessments, providing evidence-based medications and treatments, serving as a clinical partner to physicians, providing patient and family education, ensuring accurate EMR documentation, participating in interdisciplinary rounds, and pursuing continued professional growth through clinical ladder opportunities.
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Requirements
- Active New Jersey Registered Nurse license in good standing
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (strongly preferred or required within 5 years)
- Prior patient care experience
- Comfort with electronic medical record systems (EMR) like EPIC
- Hospital rounding experience
- SICU experience
- Entry level accepted
Benefits
- Continuing education
- Clinical ladder opportunities
- Organizational resources for long-term career progression
Place
- City
- Toms River, New Jersey
- Median rent
- $1,731/mo
- Local household income
- $100,137/yr
- State price level
- 9% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
New Jersey index 108.8, where 100 is the national average.
Toms River sits along New Jersey's Atlantic coast, offering nurses a quieter suburban pace with easy access to beaches and waterfront parks. The community feel is strong, with local shops, seasonal festivals, and a slower pace compared to bigger cities. It's a practical home base for water-loving professionals who prefer calm surroundings over urban bustle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
You would be joining Community Medical Center on the Route 37 campus in Toms River, a hospital that has sat on roughly 41.5 acres since the early 1960s and is now part of RWJBarnabas Health. A four-phase expansion is underway;…
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ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
